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WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) and slightly cooler, with mauw slightly today; tomorrow, generally cooler. hest, 83, at 3 pm. “From Press to Home Within the Hour™ The Star is deliveresd every evening and Sunday morning to Weshington homes by The Star's exclusive carrier service. Phone National 5000 to start immediate delivery. o. 1,364—No. B31,785. C. OF C. ADIOURNS, LIING WAR DEBIS AND RIS BUDGETS Proof of Minimum Defense Cost Required of Nations Seeking Parley. LINES UP WITH HOOVER IN DISARMAMENT STAND Victory for U. S. Seen in Action of Congress on Three Most Controversial Issues. Standing on the principle that any reconsideration of war debts should be governed in the main by the extent to which debtor nations limit their arms expenditures, and pointing the way to adjustment of differences over tariff through use of “the machinery pro- vided by some countries,” the Intern: tional Chamber of Commerce yesterday concluded its sixth general congress here. Coupled with this declaration was a call to countries of the world to press their labors for disarmament, the cham- ber by this action lining up with Presi- dent Hoover, who in opening the con- gress Monday held out reduction in land arms abroad as a necessary prelimi- nary to economic recuperation. Debts, tariff and arms, which con- stituted the most controversial issues before the gathering of 1,000 business + men from 35 nations, were treated in an omnibus resolution on which the' attention of the congress had been cen- | tered since the drafting started earlier in the week. Reflection of U. S. Attitude. fair md:'m y; lowest, 56, at 6 a.m. yesterday. Full report on page 7. o4 Fntered as second class matt er post office, Washington, D. C. Scientist Dies DR. A. A. MICHELSON. ROF. MICHELSON DIES N CALIFORNIA Work Completed on Final Experiment, Noted Physicist Expires in Sleep. P By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif, May 9.—Dr. Albert A. Michelson, one of the world’s greatest physicists, who determined the speed of light, died here today. He was As_the expression came from the Resolutions Committee to get the in- dorsement of the congress, it was viewed as a distinct victory for representatives of this country in the¢ chamber, as, it was stated, it was a clear-cut reflection of the rmnun attitude. ‘The tion was offered by Georges Theunis, former premier ‘of Belgium, the retiring president of the chamber, and seconded by tatives of & dozen di 3 ‘half , including Germany, Italy and the United States. willis H. Booth, New York banker and former president of the chamber, voit support for the Amer- iced unqualified ican delegation. Robert Masson , presided at the sessict which wound up the congress, Jut tuere was no debate. Leaders in the chamber had pre- dicted that when the showdown came there would be no difference of opinion, but in some quarters there had been a feeling that because of the vigor with yll‘hh some delegates had ex- their views from time to time on war debts and the American tariff that they might take occasion to re- emphasize them. e chamber adjourned without tak- ing any action on the controversial matter of Russian rel 3 In the course of the week several speakers have touched on Russia, and insisted that any co-operative action for improving world conditions could not ignore the land of the Soviet, but in the end the issue was ignored. Action Taken on Silver. On silver, another subject of de- bate, the congress adopted a resolu- tion calling for a conference during the current year “at which all in- terested parties may be heard,” and requested the several national com- mittees to bring the matter to the attention of their respective govern- ments. Just before the debt-tarlff resolution ,¢ ine jnstrumental and geodetic meas- M came to the floor, the delegates lis- | ;. ments are completed by those who | Wel tened to a radio address from Ber-| lin by Franz von Mendelssohn, the in- coming president, in which he urged closer economic co-operation tween nations, and declared that “there it no method by which economic well-being | can be permanently isolated in cne | country Von Mendelssohn, a banker and the grandson of the famed composer, called attention in his speech to the 20,000,000 unemployed in the world, | and, apparently referring to repara- | tions, said that “ths well-being of the | creditor is endangered when the debtor | is crushed under his burdens and when political and eeonomic conditions en- | danger productive work.” | He also_called on his assoclates to| “do_everyihing to prevent this world | economic crisis from becoming a crisis | in the sensible international economic convictions of manknd.” { Stand at Rome Reiterated. | In enunciating its views on war debts, ) the chamber simply reiterated a stand | taken at the Rome congress in 1923,! when it called for a general econcmic conference—a movement, out of which, it is pointed out, came the Dawes plan. The Rome declaration on debis said: “Proper factor in any adjustment of such indebtedness should be the pres- ~"(Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) 1 | Cem¢ 78 years old and the first American to win the Nobel prize for science. ‘Two years ago Dr. Michelson suffered a paralytic stroke. Three months ago the little professor was forced to take to bed in his bungalow home here. Two days ago the great mind snapped with a cerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Michelson | ing went into a coma Thursday night, & sleep that quietly ended in death shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. Michelson seemed resigned to |f! death, knowing that he had stayed 1t off until his last great experiment was completed. This was his third and ‘most measurement of the speed of light. For two years his will power was tledlfl!‘d wfl-hl hold.l.n!“ ‘;I.I’:k wtl)t‘; progress of creeping parals which he was stricken in Chicago. Called Aide to Bedside. Too feeble to move, his lower limbs {completely paralyzed almost to the abdomen, Dr?:flchelmn this week called | Prof. Francis G. Pease to his bedside. Prof. Pease of the staff of the Carnegie Institution of Washington was carrying on the final work of the last Michelson ent with the mile-long vacuum tube at Santa Ana. He had come to tell the great scientist that all experi- mental work was completed, and all that remained was the recheck of in- struments and recheck of measurements to derive the final figure of the speed of light. In a soft voice, barely audible in the quiet bed room. with two watchful nurses nearby, Dr. Michelson started dictating. Pease bent over to catch the words. Page after page of lucid scien- tific analysis was set down. The keen, dark eyes of Dr. Michel- son and the week vojce seemed all WASHINGTON, A0 SEE WATE ANNEX REAKNESS AND SIB.25 PURSE | Curtis and Gov. Ritchie Head | List of Notables Watch- ing Classic. TWENTY GRAND TRAILS, FOLLOWED BY LADDER Whitney's Equipoise Is Fourth in Field of Seven—Victor Races Home in 1:59. | | Special Dispatch to The Star. | PIMLICO RACE TRACK, Md., May | | 9.—Mate, stunning chestnut son of | Prince Pal and Killashandra, raced | mile and three-sixteenths here today in 1 1:59 to win the forty-first renewal of | the Preakness and net Owner Albert | €. Bostwick of New York, the historical | Woodlawn vase and a $48,225 purse. The triumph was witnessed by 40,000 spectators, including Vice President | | Charles Curtis, Gov. Albert C. Ritchic and thousands of men and women | whose names are a byword in the busi- |ness and social activities of America. | Mate’s triumph earned him a trip | to Churchill Downs, Ky., “where next Saturday he will strive for the fifty- seventh renewal of the $50,000 Ken- ( | tucky Derby, a mile and one-quarter | | test, exclusively for 3-year-olds, Twenty Grand Wins Place. | Trailing Mate to the wire today came the Greentree Stable’s Twenty Grand to | | receive $5,000. Third money, amount- | ing to $3,000, fell to Walter J. Salmon’s | Ladder, who whipped Cornelius Vander- | bilt Whitney’s Equipoise. The latter's owner received $2,000. Folks who wagered on Mate's chances | in Mort . Mahoney's “iron men” drew down $10.20 straight, $3.60 second and $2.80 third. Twenty Grand's place price was $2.70 and third money fig- ured $2.30. Those wagering on Ladder to show received $3.80. A few minutes be(o\‘ebthet fltddhg:n the paddock there was a burst of cheer- as the crowd recognized Vice Presi- dent Curtis’ climl the stairs to the steward’s pagoda. he Vice President, a former race rider, turned and after doffing his hat, waved a greeting to the ans. A few minutes later General Manager Matthias L. Daiger of the Maryland Jockey Club escortec Gov. the steward’s stand. The Governor was greeted with loud cheering, while Far- son's Band playi “Maryland, My Maryland.” roerel oo 4 ‘After reaching the top of the stand, | | the Governor followed the Curtis’ greet- ing by waving his hat. Seven Go to Post. Of the ficld of nine named overnight for the Preakness, only seven went post- ward. The Greentrce Stable elected to try for the prize with Sur{ Board and Twenty Grand, thus Anchors Aweigh was kept in the barn. Walter M. | Jefford’s Aegis was also an absentee. "The favorite with the throng was the Greentree Stable entry, which was held | |at 8 to 5. Equipoise was 2 to 1 in the ;vuerzin', with Mate, third choice at 0 2. The start was good and quick with | Surf Board outbreaking his field. As the seven horses raced past the packed stand the first time Clock Tower was on top with Surf Board and Ladder running as named. There was no change among the first three as they swung around the club- house bend, but back in last place Twenty Grand and Equipoise were | that was alive. His frail form other- wise was still. Then he ceased, and| smiled. Thus was written the intro-| duction to his formal report, the last| word from the world of science from | the man who has been in the vanguard | for more than 30 years. May Require Months. This will not be published until all Michelson n have been engaged with of weeks or the experiment. a matte: perhaps months. His work was done. The scientist then went to sleep, smiling. Then came the brain hemorrhage that de- stroyed the mind. Mrs. Michelson, who has nursed him or two years, and their daughter, Mrs. Sheldon Dick, of Provincetown, Mass., were at the bedside when death came. Two other daughters, Mrs. Phillip Maher of Chicago, and Mrs. F. S. Fos- ter of Dahlgren, Va., arc en route here. The time of funeral service and cremation was undetermined tonight, although it was expected that private services will be held at the Michelson home next Wednesday. Burial Here Possible. Charles Michelson sald in Wash- ington tonight that his brother, Dr. Mlche.‘l:an. may be buried in Arlington etery. Mr. Michelson, publicity director of the Democratic National Committee, sald his brother was eligible for burial in the historic cemetery through his service in the Navy. e noted phys- { fcist attended the Naval Academy, | was later an instructor there and during the war returned to Government serv- | ice, i News of the death of Dr. Michelson fighting to keep from being disgraced. Mate Races to Lead. Going down the back lane, Clock Tower continued to set the pace, be- ing clocked three-quarters in 1:13 2-5. !In’ the meantime Workman took ou side his fleld with Equipoise, but Twen- ty Grand on the inside railing could not get racing room, and Kurtsinger | ad to sit “chilly” while his opponents | re picking up a greater advantage. .| In the meantime Georgie Ellis was | asking Mate for his best, and the son |of Prince Pal on the outside of hksi |field had raced to the lead at the; | stretch turn. i | Kurtsinger found an opening at this point with Twenty Grand, and he |raced to within a length of Mate and | Ladder at the sixteenth pole. where |they crowded over on him, checking him momentarily. However, Twenty Grand proved to have a stout heart and came again to take the place from Ladder, but was rot good enough to overhaul Mate, who i " (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) ! ISSUES 218 PAGE PAPER { Detroit Free Press Reviews Cen-| tury of Publication. | DETROIT, May 9 (#).—The Detroit {Pree Press, which was 100 years old |last Tuesday., published a °218-page Sunday edition tonight, in celebration of the centennial. The edition, con- taining more than 100 pages of roto- gravure, reviewed the history of De- | trolt and of the paper during the century of publication. Congratulatory messages from Presi- dent Hoover, former President Coolidge |of the four men by paying the dues of | Editorials and Editorial Features. | D. A. R. Activities—Page 5. The Swd WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION &! | Star. D« JRY NAVES THRE EVARTS OFFCALS N MINE SLAYINGS Police Chief, Aide and Clerk Seized After Probe of Kentucky Disorders. UNION SECRETARY HELD ON SIMILAR INDICTMENT Special Panel Returns 29 True Bills Charging Murder, Confed- erating and Lesser Crimes. Ry the Associated Press. HARLAN, Ky, May 9.—Indicted to- day by a special grand jury investigat- ing coal field disorders, three Evarts City officials were in jail here tonight on murder charges, and another man indicted for murder was being brought | here from Pineville. i Police Chief Asa Cusick, his assistant, A. L. Benson, and City Clerk Joe Ca- wood, all of Evarts, were arrested there & short time after the grand jury indicted them in connection with the Kkilling of two deputies, ‘& commissary clerk and a mine worker in a battle near Evarts last Tuesday. W. B. Jones, secretary of the local miners’ union at Evarts, was arrested in Pineville on | a similar indictment and ul’dcredi brought here. No bond was set for any | of the quartet. Four National Guardsmen and two; deputy sheriffs arrested Cusick., Cawood | and Benson on the crowded streets of Evarts. The three men accompanied the Guardsmen to headquarters of Col. Dan Carrell, commanding the troops. From there they were taken to Har-| lan. All denied the charges. Under-Cover Workers Used. “This is all funny to me,” Cusick said. ; “It doesn't mean a thing. I was in: Evarts when the shooting took place.”; Cusick said he had more than 50 wit- nesses to prove he did not take part in_the battle. Cawood defeated Sheriff J. H. Blair | for election as sheriff last year, but lost when Blair contested the election. Sheriff Blair said he obtained in- formation which led to the indictment men whom he employed to join the miners' union as undercover workers. On a warrant sworn at the sheriff's office, Benzil Vick, colored, was ar- rested and _charj with criminal syn- dicalism. Sheriff Blair sald Vick went 0. the. B, V. K. and rosed as & e g 'he miners they would be killed if they went to work. Vick was not indicted. Returns 29 Indictments. The grand jury returned 29 indict-! ments, charging murder, banding and| confederating and lesser crimes. It was called into session this week to investigate disorders in the coal field, which resulted in the sending of about 400 troops here. Circult Judge D. C. Jones instructed the grand jury to re- new its investigations next week. Not| all of the indictments returned today were in connection with labor troubles. Col. Carrell continued his confer- ences today with a view of making a Teport to Gov. Flem D. Sampson next | week on th> possibility of settling the labor dispute. Military police patrolled the streets at Evarts, but aside from their presence, the normal activities of the town went on. A union meeting there was postponed as W. H. Hight- ower and other officials of the local union went to Pineville for a confer- ence. The Evarts schools closed dur-} ing the disorders and are expected to be reopened Monday. UNION SECRETARY HELD. Seized in Pineville on Murder Charge for Harlan Authorities. PINEVILLE, Ky., May 9 (#)—W. B.| Jones, secretary of the local Union of | the United Mine Workers of America at Evarts, Ky.. was arrested here today on a murder charge for Harlan authori- ties. His arrest followed indictments at Harlan in which three other Evarts men were named. He was held in jall here awaiting instructions from Harlan. He came here today to at- tend a union conference. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—24 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Page B-5. PART TWO—8 PAGES. and PART THREE—12 PAGES. Soclety Section. PART FOUR—12 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, and Radio. In the Motor World—Page 4. Aviation—Page 5. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 5. American Gold Star Mothers—Page 5. Serial Story, “Robbers' Roost’—Page 6. Organized Reserves—Page 6. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— Screen SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1931—-108 PAGES. FIVE C e IN WASHINGTON STIMSON EXPECTS IR NAVALACCORD Te"sl Forum Listeners U. S.‘ Will Protect Nationals | in Nicaragua. A note of optimism for the success of the European Conference on General | Disarmament to be held next February was sounded by Secretary of State| Henry L. Stimson, speaking last night | in the National Radio Forum, arranged | by The Washington Star and broad- | cast over the coast-to-coast network of | the Celumbia Broadcasting System. It was the second in a series of ad- dresses by cabinet members on the work of their departments, and last night Secretary Stimson unfolded a comprehensive story of the many ways in which the diplomatic service helps promote good will throughout the world. The speech was broadcast locally from Stailon WMAL. | Referring to Nicaragua, Mr. Slimsonl said the United States had “no inten-| tion of removing from American citi- | zens in Nicaragua the protection which American citizens in foreign lands are entitled and accustomed to receive under the law of pations.” | The major international problems | which get newspaper headlines from | time to time, the Secretary emphasized, | form only a part of the work of the State Department. Day after day, he said, representatives of this and other | nations are at work in all parts of the | globe “smoothing away sore spots and | causes of misunderstanding.” ~ This is | work which seldom attracts public | notice, but_forms the solid foundation | upon which the friendly relations of | the world rest, he said. Hoover Peace Ald Lauded. Secretary Stimson pointed out that| when President Hoover took office he | “rightly and wisely placed his finger | upon the competition in armament | which was golng on between the na- | tions of the world as the chief obstacle | to peace.” Although battleship com- | petition had been ended seven years | before by the Washington treaty, the Secretary said, a new competition had developed In cruisers, destroyers and submarines. Mr. Stimson recalled that | President Hoover _personally took up | this subject and that his efforts led to | the cailing of the London Naval Con- | ference “which a year later resulted in | a treaty between America, Britain and | Japan completely and effectively ter- | minating competition between these | three largest naval powers of the world.” } Continuing his discussion of this subject, Secretary Stimson said: | “Prance and Italy, who failed in the | London Conference last year, have been working ever since to achieve a similar agreement, and will, as we hope and believe, eventually be successful. A | great stimulus has been given to the prospects for success of the European Conference on General Disarmament which is set for February of next year. ‘The nations of Europe are today busily engaged in endeavoring to clear up and get out of the way the various contro- versies and political problems which may jeopardize the success of that movement. _Attention has everywhere | been focused upon the necessity, as well as the possibilities for good, of the cause of arms limitation.” | Kellogg Pact Hailed. Touching briefly on the Kellogg- | Briand pact for the renunciation of Sun Stroke Wi Double Indemnity In Insurance Suit STOLL AND HEADLEY MAY BE SHTED Expected to Be Named With Capt. Davis to Head New Police Districts. Inspectors Louis J. Stoll and Albert J. Headley and Capt. O. T. Davis of the second precinct are expected to be | placed in command cf the three new | police inspection districts to be cre- |ated as a result of the reorganization HELEN AND CARDL = smsmesmiin HE[U@NC“.EU the merging cf several precincts and the grouping of others into units of four. Each precinct station will have Queen’s Devoted Care of Michael During lliness Said to Have Ended Rift. By the Ascociated Press. PHILADELPHIA, May 9.—A Federal jury today rcturned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Helen H. Paist, who sued the Actna Life Insurance Co. for d-uble indem- nity on a $50,000 policy on the ground that her husband, Charles Paist, died of sun stroke, which she contended came- within the indemnity clause. Paist died in 1920 as a result of sun stroke while playing golf. The insurance company re- fused to pay double indemnity on the ground that death by sun stroke is nct caused by external violent and accidental means. a captain in command, and the in- l‘."liu:wr! will have supervicion over the tins;;lc:v.kn districts of four stations each, - = The police ' department! tnder the present set-up, is divided into two in- pection districts—west and east, with venth street the dividing line. In- pector Stoll supervices all of the pre- | cincts in the territory west of Seventh street and Inspector Headley the pre- |cinets in the territory to the east. | By the Associated Press. b e nz"hh-" ': ""‘:‘:‘“‘;‘ o e two inspectors, it is said, prol BUCHAREST, May 9.—Queen Helen aply will retain their present status as of Rumania was hastening home from |supervising Inspectors under the new Belgrade tonight and reports here said | ?‘l.;relnt;fmo'rn;;’l‘glfn- m"flw 3 lldt}:flon-l g S i vis} spectorship, Te- she would be reconciled with KIng | ncrieq”will be given to Capt. Davis, Carol tomorrow after a year's estrange- | who is to be advanced in rank. ment. | " ‘The reassignment and -promotion of She and the King, the report said, | Police officers due to the reorganiza- L 21d. | tion, is cnly one of the many detail will appear together in a grandstand | now engrossing the attention ynr pollc: tomcrrow with Crown Prince Michael |officials preparatory to the forthcom- to Teview a military parade celebrating | igfx L a’:f'éfie dadiaii |s 3 e mest o the Afiftieth anniversary of the '"‘}th!s work to Iospector Willlam S. thronement of King Carol I | Shelby, chief of detectives, who on war, Mr. Stimson pointed out. that when the e_arose between Russia and | (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) vt i Although police dented the story, it |July 1 is to take over important ad- ministrative duties, serving as a laison between the police executive and the supervising inspectcrs in the fleld. Maj. Pratt, however, insists that he was reported today they had uncovered | a plot to assassinate the King, arrest-| ing a man who had concealed himself under the grandstand with a loaded revolver. The prespective reconciliation be- tween the King and Queen is belieted to have originated Monday when King Carol met with King Alexander of Jugoslavia in a motor boat on the Danube. Carol, the story goes. gave his brother-in-law, the = Jugoslavian | King. a message for Queen Helen, pro- pesing the terms of the reconciliation. | The Queen left hurriedly for Bel- | grade after an invitation from King Alexandria and Queen Marie, who is| Carol's sister. | There was much excitement here to- | night over the prospect of the Queen's reconciliation with Carol. It was be- | lieved Helen's devotion to Crown Prince | Michael and her insistence on nursing | the boy through his recent illness of | diphtheria played a considerable part| in bringing about the solution of the | family difficulties. | Michael was to have marched at| the head of a column of cadets in the | parade tomorrow, but because he is still | convalescing, this part of the program | was canceled and it was announced he | would cccupy a seat in the stands with his father, and now, perhaps, with his mother als Students Aid Taxi Strike. LIMA, Peru, May 9 (£)—Students | of San Marcos University walked out on strike today in sympathy with the strike of Lima's taxicab drivers. Several workers' assoclations are also striking in_sympathy. Police dispersed a meeting of stu- | | has not yet definitely decided on the ! personnel changes and probably will not until about June 15, when his recommendations are sent to the Com- missioners for approval. Nevertheless, certain moves made by the superin- tendent in recent weeks indicate rather significantly some of the changes he has in mind. Burke’s Promotion Expected. Capt. Frank S. W. Burke of the first precinct, for instance, was sent to Northwestern University t> take a spe- cial course in scientific crime investi- gation, -which concluded yesterday. There is every reason to belleve that he will be promoted to the rank of (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) HURT BY GOLF BALL Caddy Receives Fractured Skull While Retrieving Balls. A golf ball, driven off a practice tee at East Potomac golf course yesterday. struck John Burrell, colored, 13, of 605 New Hampshire avenue, on the l'lk!l’;lt side of his head, fracturing his skul ‘The youth was retrieving driven golf balls for John Egan Shea, 28, of 1'4028 Massachusetts avenue, when he was struck by one of the drives. Shea said the boy was about 100 yards away from the tee at the time. He was taken to Emergency Hospital by a motorist. He was admitted to the hospital following treatment by Dr. | Fastlack of the hospital staff. His con- ENTS AND SUBURBS THO BOYS KILED HTCHING WAY T0 BEACH RESORT Leonard Bean and Elbert Gill, 16, Were Students at Eastern High. FOUR OTHERS INJURED AS TRUCK IS WRECKED One Youth Gives Name to Driver Just Before He Dies, But Man Forgets it in Confusion. | Leonard Bean and Elbert Gill, 16- year-old Eastern High School students | were Kkilled yesterday afternoon when a | truck on which they were riding over- turned on the Southern Maryland boulevard near Dunkirk, Md. Four other Washingtonians, eccupants of the same vehicle, the property of the Shawnee Sign Co., 711 Third street. were injured and received treatment at Prince Frederick. Md. hospital. ‘The Bean boy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bean of 217 Tenth street northeast. and Gill the son of Mr. and iMrs. Levi C. Gill of 3024 Channing | street, Driver's Leg Broken. Those injured in the wreck were: Ford Orndorfl, 30 years old, 2124 Fourth street northeast, a broken leg; Alexander Hodkinson, 60 years old. who said he resided on the Blandensburg road. head and neck injured: S. J. Hines of 821 Eleventh street, and Howard Smith of 419 Upshur street northwest. Orndorfl, driver of the truck, d Hodkinson were admitted to the vert County Hospital, while Hines and Smith were dismissed after treatment for slight arm injuries. Bean and Gill had made plans for 2 hitch-hiking trip to Chesapeake Beach, | while at school Friday. and yesterday morning they started out on their first hike this year. Their parents said last i night the boys took many week end | hikes last year to the Maryland resort. The boys passed through the village of Dunkirk shortly after noon yester- day and set out on the new Southern Maryland boulevard, recently opened {to traffic. The truck came into |sight, also bound south. According {to Orndorfl, the schoolboys boarded |'.hl truck without permission as he | slowed up to round a steep curve. Sat on Rear of Truck. ‘They took their seats on the rear erd of the truck, while the other occupants occupied the driver’s cab. Twenty min- utes later, Orndorfl said, his machine {alr and they landed on their’ i Gill was killed instantly, but Orndorfl | said the Bean youngster was still alive i when he dragged himself to his side. his excitement over seeing the ster breathe his last, together his own injuries, he forgot the name snd all he could remember was that the { boy had told him he resided on Tenth street northeast in Washington. Passing motorists carried the dead and injured into Prince Frederick, where examination of the youths® cloth- ing failed to aid their identification. It was not until shortly before mid- night, when the the Bean boy’s brothers. James and Albert Bean, arrived on the stfene that the boys were identified posi- vely. ! Orndorf!, after becoming quiet at the hospital, had said he believed the boy { told him his name was “Joseph Powers.” Residences Are Checked. ‘The residences of all persons here | listed under the name of “Powers” then were checked without results. Po- liceman Charles Cummings. jr., of the ninth precinet, was assigned to canvass the 200 block of Tenth street nort] | east. After knocking on five doors, he {came to the Bean residence. A. W. Bean, jr., answered the officer’s summons. Bean told the officer his brother and | young Gill were on a hike to Southern | Maryland. Before going to Prince | Prederick, Mr. Bean, aided by The Star. was able to make partial identification of his brother by long-distance tel phone with Prince Frederick authorities Shortly afterward members of the Gill and Bean families left for the Southern Maryland city to complete the identi- fications. MYSTERY SHROUDS DEATH OF WOMEN Mother, 75, Beaten to Death; Daughter, 40, Hanged From Rafter in Barn. By the Associated Pres: CONCORD. N. C., Mav 9.—Two women, mother and daughter, were found beaten to death on arm near here today under circumstances which indicated the slayer had attempted to make the tragedy appear to be a mur- | was received with profound grief bY | and numerous other prominent persons ! | dents “and workers by firing several 1 SIAMESE KING FACES EYE OPERATION TODAY NEW DIVORCE LAW BRINGS FLOW y OF GOLD TO REJOICING RENO _All Classes From Shopkeeper to Official Benefits as 275 Removal of Cataract to Be Under- taken After Several Days of Preparation. By the Adsociated Press ‘WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., May 9.—Dr. John M. Wheeler and his corps of aides prepared tonight to remove a cataract from the left eye of King Projadhipok of Siam early tomorrow. The K came to America especially for_the operation. Dr. Wheeler said today he expected a minimum of difficulty. The King has been resting the greater part of the week in preparation for the ordeal and has not left Ophir Hall since Thurs- day afternoon. During his many weeks of conva- Jescense in a darkened room, books of fiction and science will be read to him. He made a lengthly purchase of books on a recent trip to New York. on following upon the operation | away their time—declared that business | and restaurant keepers. Only good and justified their expecta- ! blers know how much of what the new legislation would will be given out by attending phy- aicians, |the many distinguished men of science ! (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) were received by the publisher, E. D. | | Cases Are Filed in Week. By the Associated Press. RENO, Nev., May 9.—Reno's divorce mill out 120 decrees and a total of 275 cases were filed in the first week under the new 42-day residence law, figures compiled tonight showed. Many of the cases awaiting trial will be disposed of next week in the two district courts. Forty-seven are set for hearing Monda; . ‘The heaviest last Monday, 85 couples being divorced. opening rush when the new law became effective last filing of 184 cases. Viewing the resul y. trial day on record was | produce in the way of revenue, as well | as protect Reno's position as a divorce e 7. At Community Centers——Page T. Army and Navy News—Page 7. Y. W. C. A. News—Page 7. Disabled Veterans—Page 7. W. C. T. U. News—Page 7. News of the Clubs—Page 8. Fraternities—Page 9. Spanish War Veterans—Page 9. Marine Corps News—Page 9. American Legion—Page 10. District_National Guard—Page 10, Radio—Page 11. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Sports Section. PART SIX—12 PAGES. Financial News and Classified Adver- tising. The Home Gardener—Page 12. center against bids of cities in Idaho Veterans of Foreign Wars—Page 12. and Arkansas, where 90-day residence laws have been enacted. In court filiny fees alone, more than $6,000 was taken in the first week, to be_applied to county salary funds. ‘What the group of Reno divorce at- | torneys collected is difficult to estimate, but if the fee was only $50 in each of the 275 cases, the total would reach $13,750. It is known that much larger Saturday saw the -e:mne 's fees have been paid in many | cases, its, officials, business | Proprietors of hotels and spartment men and attorneys—and gambling house | hotises profit to a lary Freguent bulletins as to the King's! proprietors, who help the visitors while | stay e (e itvoroe é:keefi?":r’;?,mn% eondi| the was tions. gam- m over the gaming tables, S oo PART SEVEN—20 PAGES. Magazine Section. The Bridge Forum—Page 14. Reviews of the New Books—Page 15. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 16, News of the Music World—Page 17. Cross-word Puzle—Page 18. Boys’ and Girls’ Page—Page 19. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COLORED SECTION—8 PAGES. Tarzan; Moon Mullins; Mr. and Mrs.; Reg'lar Fellers; the Timid Soul: Little .Orphan Annie: Highlights of History and Mutt and Jeff. BERENGUER CLEARED 1 IN EXECUTION CASE Former Spanish Premier Released After Court-Martial Declines to Make Charge. | By the Associsted Press. MADRID, May 9.—A court-martial today quashed charges against former Premier Damaso Berenguer, who was arrested shortly after the establishment of the Spanish Republic. The former premier was released from jail on the court-martial's order. Berenguer left the military prison Ifor his home in an automobile, accom- panied by several friends. It was understood there were three votes against his release, but the ma- Jority of the judges decided there was no_basis for a prosecution. Gen. Fernandes Heredia, also accused, was released at the same time. ‘The family of Capt. Fermin Galan, who was executed on the order of a court-martial on which Berenguer sat following_the revolt at Jaca last De- cember, filed a fresh complaint toda: against Berenguer and Heredia, o volleys into the dition is serious. der and suicide. STORM SENDS THEATER CROWD TO COVER AND TIES UP TRAFFIC | Cabs at Premium—Cottage City Plunged Into Darkness. Reflection From Sign Prompts Fire Call. - Washington's ~ theater crowds were sent scurrying to cover.last night by a thundershower which made . driving treacherous. The downpour—suggestive of a cloud- | burst—was of short duration. It was accompanied. by strong gusts of wind, although the official velocity was fixed at, but 12 miles an hour by the Weather Bureau. Traffic was paralyzed at most of the city's important intersections. Nevertheless, no serious accidents were reported. Preliminary surveys revealed property damage was negligible, consisting prin- cipally of shorn tree limbs and badly torn awnings in widely scattered neigh- borhoods. The precipitation totaled 0.17 of an inch in less than an hour. Perhaps the most severe traffic tie-up was caused by a water-grounded plow pit in the street car system at. Fifteenth and H streets northeast. Special de- Pyl tails of police and Jzuhlic utility work- men converged at the scene and mini- the delay for motorists and street car passengers. The storm pl Cottage City into darkness as a small section of the city's electricity supply was placed out of mmcgmn jon by atmospheric disturb- .. Taxicabs were at a_premium in the no hack” zones of F and G street. Thl'flnfl milled about the entrances of several theaters literally fighting for the few cabs which happened along. d to trafic Ly dodged the rain as best they could from beneath their huge umbrellas. At the height of the downpour some- one mistook the reflection from a gaudy electric sign for a fire and turned in an alarm which sent several engine and truck companies spinning around corners to Ninth and G streets. ‘The body of the mother, Mrs. Oris Starnes, 75. was lying on the kitchen floor of their homec. Ada, 40, her daughter, was hanging from a rafter of the nearby barn. Dr. 1. A. Yow, coroner, after an investigation, expressed belief both women had been killed. There was a wound on the younger woman's head which he said indicated she had been knocked unconscious and hanged or struck after she was hanged. Apparently the women, who lived alone on the farm, were killed lats yesterday. Their beds had not been slept in and there were no signs they had prepared an evening meal. ‘The house is three-quarters of a mile or more from the nearest neighbor. Other residents of the section said they saw no one on the farm yester- day and heard nothing during the day. Officers tonight said there was no cll.\!"e‘:l btgeg:e lltyer.u . parently was not the mo- tive for Ltr slayings. Officers found $265.89 hidden in the closets and other places about the house. The women reputedly were poor. Spain Bars Trotsky. ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 9 (P).— The 8j at presen slan_exile, into Spain. given for the refusal. No reason